The Life, Times, and Scientific Labours of the Second Marquis of Worcester: To which is added a reprint of his Century of Inventions, 1663, with a Commentary thereon. — John Shaqi
The Life, Times, and Scientific Labours of the Second Marquis of Worcester: To which is added a reprint of his Century of Inventions, 1663, with a Commentary thereon.Dircks, Henry
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The Life, Times, and Scientific Labours of the Second Marquis of Worcester: To which is added a reprint of his Century of Inventions, 1663, with a Commentary thereon.
Dircks, Henry
Industrial arts -- History; Inventions; Worcester, Edward Somerset, Marquis of, 1601-1667
Arms of the Marquis of Worcester, and his two wives 298
C. Somerset (autograph) Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of
Worcester 309
One line of the Marquis of Worcester’s cipher writing 333
A Cipher Seal 377
Portrait of Edward Lord Herbert, afterwards second Marquis
of Worcester, from a painting by Vandyke, in the
possession of his Grace, the Duke of Beaufort 389
A one line Cipher 392
The Marquis’s Cipher 398
Ancient Paddle Boat 408
A Balance Water-work 417
A Bucket-fountain 418
A double-drawing Engine 424
A to and fro Lever 426
A most easy level Draught 427
Tobacco-tongs 446
A weighted wheel 454
A water-flowing and ebbing motion 457
A musketeer, 1643 465
De Caus’ Fountain 477
A forcer 483
Savery’s Engine, 1699 485
Engine to raise weights 532
Porta’s steam apparatus 541
A blowing Æolipile 542
A steam blow-pipe 543
A fire-blowing Æolipile 543
A weather glass 546
The Marquis of Worcester’s Engine 551
--his Cipher Alphabet 553
Construction of a water-screw 554
Christopher Copley (autograph) 570
REFERENCES TO THE PLAN OF THE CASTLE AND CITADEL OF RAGLAN,
MONMOUTHSHIRE.
*.* _All other portions are named on the plan._
THE CASTLE.
1. Outer portcullis; 1. A second portcullis within the arched entrance.
2. Gateway.
3. The gate.
4, 4. Two barbican towers.
5. A guard room.
6. Parlour or ante-room.
7. Stair-cases; all marked 7.
8. The Closet or Library Tower.
9, 10. Sitting Room or Parlour, originally wainscoted with oak, and
over which was the Marquis’s Dining room.
10. Large bay-window looking towards the moat.
11. Broken porch.
12. Entrance from the courtyard to the vaults.
13, 13. Broken entrance to cellars.
14. Remains of a staircase.
15. This part is vaulted.
16. Suite of family apartments.
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